Air Transport

AVATION estimates year-over-year lease rental revenue growth of 12% for six months ended December 31. It says it repossessed two A321-200s from Thomas

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has said it looks forward to the entry into force of Montreal Protocol 2014 (MP14) on 1 January 2020.

House leaders urge the FAA to step up progress on a system to better segregate space launches from other air traffic.

In aircraft manufacturing, if suppliers want to bet on a winning horse, it looks like larger 737s and A320s are it.

Leisure carrier Condor faces restructuring after Thomas Cook’s failure but remains profitable and has options.

SMBC AVIATION CAPITAL says the operational impact of the 737 MAX grounding could carry into 2021 as airlines face significant challenges of

BOEING rolled out the first LEAP-powered 737 MAX 10 in prep for first flight in 2020; it has >550 orders and commitments.

MANTA AIR launched seaplane services with DHC-6-300 Twin Otter, of which it has ordered 10 (two delivered).

VIRGIN ATLANTIC retired 747-400 (26255) and now has seven, to be retired by 2021; aircraft entered service in June 1996.

AIR FRANCE retired its first A380 (040), which will be returned to DR. PETERS GROUP and remarketed. It has nine more.

SILVER AIRWAYS received FAA certification to operate ATR 72-600; initial service (Tampa-Pensacola) began Nov 23. It has received first seven ATR -600s

AVMAX GROUP took delivery of two new Viking Series 400 Twin Otters (978/981) for multi-million-dollar CNPCIC contract in Chad to fly personnel between

AEROMEXICO leased new GEnx-powered 787-9 (65092) from AerCap; it was not an SLB deal (SPNWS; November 8).

PIONAIR purchased two BAe 146-200s (E2050/E2108) and BAe 146-300QT (E3150) from WDL Aviation.

MIAMI AIR INTERNATIONAL leased ex-TUI Belgium 737-800 (37260) from SMBC Aviation Capital.

ONUR AIR leased A330-300 (908; ex-China Southern) with Trent 700s from CDB Aviation; two more are due in 2Q20.

BRUSSELS AIRLINES leased another ex-Cathay Pacific A330-300 (679) with Trent 772s from AerCap.

SILVER AIRWAYS took delivery of two new ATR 42-600s (1403/1405) on lease from Nordic Aviation Capital.

AIRASIA INDIA agreed to lease two A320-200s with CFM56s from ACG (4936; ex-Peach) and Aircastle (3750; ex-IndiGo).

BINTER CANARIAS took delivery of its first 132-pax E195-E2 (023) out of order for five.

GENESIS AIRCRAFT SERVICES acquired portfolio of 28 aircraft, comprising 27 narrowbodies and one widebody on lease to 18 airlines, from Airspeed, which

CALC agreed to order two 787s and confirmed plan to take 92 MAXs by 2023. It also has 126 A320neos/10 C919s on order.

BEIJING—The Chinese central government is demanding a reduction in industry subsidies, an important source of income for Chinese airlines and for some routes operated by foreign carriers.

Responsibility for installing redesigned fan cowls would fall mainly on operators and would affect thousands of 737NGs.

The unique series of steps required to approve hundreds of stored aircraft for delivery to eager airlines has convinced the FAA that it needs to take over issuing airworthiness and export certificates for Boeing 737 MAXs once the agency has cleared the aircraft to return.